Robinson is worried about the ripple effect of the USDA cuts since the funding goes through a chain of organizations. In his case, the agency funded Feeding America, a nationwide network of more than 200 food banks that feed more than 46 million people and often partners with Catholic Charities to assist local families facing food insecurity.

California, too, is slated to reduce food banks’ funding. For several years when the state had a record surplus, it devoted millions of additional dollars to a state program called CalFood that allows food banks to purchase from local farmers or food producers such as tortillerias.

TEXARKANA, Ark. - Food banks across the U.S. will soon have less food to distribute because of the $1 billion in federal funding cuts and pauses by the Trump administration.

Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida said the delivery of produce, milk and meat expected this week on 28 flatbed trucks has been cancelled by the Trump administration.

The USDA recently nixed more than $1 billion from two programs that helped food banks and school meal programs buy local foods, including $660 million for schoolchildren. USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins recently described the programs as “nonessential.

Officials say the U.S. Department of Agriculture has suspended shipments headed to California food banks. Here's what to know.